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It may not be a lined, the government employee army’s personnel computers are prop¬ perfectly balanced proposal—indeed, would suffer the double jeopardy of erly programmed, this expertise can there’s probably some disagreement reduced income coupled with in¬ be tapped for future UN service. about what “perfectly balanced” creased taxes. While Meisler is historically correct means. But it does hit hardest at those We do not ask to be exempted that the United States has resisted most able to pay, and it does include from sacrifice. We do, however, ask putting troops under UN command, I general revenue increases and expen¬ that the president use his position as suspect that the trend already is re¬ diture cuts which will affect the whole the senior U.S. government employee versing. This is particularly the case, I population. to ensure that the sacrifices required believe, if one adds an adjective and More importantly, if everyone to achieve the goal of reducing the describes “competent UN command.” whose ox is being gored gets an federal deficit are shared equally by It is no secret in peacekeeping circles exemption, there will be no package all American citizens. that there have been UN commanders left—and the whole country will suf¬ 59 employees of Embassy Buenos Aires who had little or no experience in fer.
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